Ice Jams in Alaska. Ice Engineering. Number 16, February 1997

• Main Authors: Eames, Heidi J., White, Kate
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Information Science; Hydrology; Limnology and Potamology; *DATA BASES; *WATER FLOW; *ALASKA; *ICE FORMATION; COMMUNITIES; DAMAGE; DESTRUCTION; EROSION; NAVIGATION; ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; RIVERS; FLOODS; BANKS(WATERWAYS); HABITATS; FLOODING; CIVIL ENGINEERING; BRIDGES; BARGES; SEA ICE; MOORING; CRREL ICE JAM DATABASE; Midwinter; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA407543; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA407543

An ice jam is an accumulation of ice in rivers that restricts flow and can cause destructive floods costly to riverine communities. Freezeup jams occur in early to midwinter when ice first forms in rivers. Breakup jams form in early spring when rising air temperature and/or rain events lead to rapid...